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The Inside Story, equipped with 14 scenes and a revolving stage, adds little to the archives of gang fiction. It presents an unscrupulous public enemy named Louis Corotto (Louis Calhern), the man in whose villainous talons lie the police of his city, the District Attorney, the State's political...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Mar. 7, 1932 | 3/7/1932 | See Source »

Edward Pawley's acting, Cleon Throck-morton's fast-moving sets, Egon Brecher's wise direction, the novelty of the idea for the stage make Two Seconds interesting, sometimes impressive. The electrocution in the prolog gives the subsequent action some of the grim inevitableness of last season's The Last...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Oct. 19, 1931 | 10/19/1931 | See Source »

In Chicago, Gangsters Richard Michael Sullivan and Frank Bell were sentenced to death by a jury. They face electrocution for the murder of Christ Patras, which Bell's recent "confession" linked to the Lingle and Zuta slayings (TIME, Oct. 13). Another jury upheld the first test vagrancy warrant issued...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: War Between Two Worlds | 12/1/1930 | See Source »

THE LAST MILE?How it feels to anticipate electrocution (TIME, Feb. 24).

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best Plays in Manhattan: Sep. 8, 1930 | 9/8/1930 | See Source »

THE LAST MILE-A jailbreak and an electrocution, which will keep you awake.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coming: Apr. 28, 1930 | 4/28/1930 | See Source »

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